MANUAL
Natural food products for us humans have been popping up all over grocery stores.
What is natural about natural pet food?
We tend to watch what we put in our bodies,but what about our furry friends? Before your next trip to the pet store, consider this information from Natural Pet Food and Supply,3025 W. Sixth St.,Manager Chris Jennings.
Meats in natural pet food are made with human safe products. So, yes, you can eat natural pet food without getting sick.The meat products never had hormones or steroids pumped into them, and fruit and veggie products are pesticide free.The food is also free from sugars and salts, and has no corn, wheat or soy products, which can cause allergies in pets.Most natural pet foods tend not to have preservatives.
What are some differences between natural and typical pet foods?
Feed your pet natural pet food
Other pet foods tend to have byproducts, unexplained ingredients and the worst parts of meat. Some unnatural foods even contain bone meal, or ground up bones.
What are some benefits of feeding your pet naturally?
Jennings says there's the potential for a longer life span with natural pet foods. Pets usually have less physical problems, they're more attentive, and have healthier coats and weight. He also says the food is more wholesome, so you don't have to feed your pet as often.
Lawrence resident Michelle Walter says she used to feed her dog Science Diet and lams. Her dog developed liver damage that caused his nose and paws to bleed.
"Science Diet is kind of like McDonald's," Jennings says.
Walter switched to natural pet food
when she adopted her lab mix from the pound. She says her last dog was moody and depressed, but the dog she has now is healthy, happy, loves everyone and has tons of energy.
No one should down a couple value meals from McDonald's everyday, so keep an eye on what you're feeding your pet, too.
—Heather Melanson
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